Alright, I knew the Yanks had it in them. A couple of sweeps and just like that, the Yankees are above .500, in second place, and just 8 1/2 games back of the faltering Red Sox. The rotation is starting to square away and even guys like Mike Mussina, who had struggled almost as much as he’d pitch effectively, is getting it done.
One of the guys a fire is Bobby Abreu. He’s scored fourteen runs in the eight game winning streak and he’s seen his batting average climb from .234 on June 1 to .272 after tonight’s game. A twelve game hitting streak will do that as will a game like he had a few days ago where he went four for four.
And Abreu is making a nice table setter for a guy like Alex Rodriguez, who hit homerun number 25. His three RBIs give him an impressive 66 on the season and while names like Magglio Ordonez get thrown around for MVP, when the dust settles, my money is on A-Rod winning his third with his first 60 homerun season.
So the Yankees are relevant. The Red Sox comfortable is less so and the Yanks are back in the haves for the Wild Card. Tomorrow it’ll be Andy Pettitte going up against Doug Davis and my bet is on nine in a row.
